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VOLUME XXVII
Armed Guards OnDuty
As Chicago Voters Go
To Polls During Day
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Five Thousand Police Of
x fleers, Special Machine
Gun Squads and Armed
Men on Duty.
STATE SOLDIERS
NOT CALLED OUT,
.
Shooting in Negro Precinct'
'% Caused Alarm But There
Were No Casualties Af
ter Four Hours at Polls. J
Chicago. April s.—o«—Oitago’s
mo«t extraordinary mayoralty c*m-|
l>a>gn—whose issues hurtled the mnn
ie'pal boundaries aud eoared to tor
ei*n fields—today entered the voting
stage, with 5,00 Q policemen, ’ special
machine gun squads and armed plain
clothes men on guard.
One candidate was Wm. E. Devor,
democrat, who came to Chicago 'from
Massachusetts"4s years ago, and rose
from a tannery worker ti> alderman,
superior court Judge, and finally chief
executive. His plea for re-election
was based entirely on the municipal
record. |
• Another candidate was Wm. Hale
Thompson, another Bay State native, •
once a cowboy, mayor of Chicago
from 1915 to 1923, and titular head
of the republican party, in Chicago.|
His slogan was “Americn first.'\ He
inveighed against the league of na
tions, the draft, the prohibition law, I
and‘told King George to “keep hia
snoot” out of Chicago’s affairs. |
A third candidate conceded only a
f bare chance of winning, was Dr. John j
I Dill Ktobertson, former health com
| mission* under Thompson, who cam-'
K paigned with the Rupport of Fred
p I.undin “the poor Swede,” who served
as Thompson's political godfather un
til their ways came to an abrupt part-i
> ing a few years ago.
The State soldiery was not railed
out, despite the plea of Sheriff Char
les Graydon, that it be kept in rearit
liss, but Adjutant x, General Carlos
Black, of Springfield, maintained head
quarters here today, prepared to have
guardsmen on duty within two hours
if the emergency presented itself,. v,l
The poli*< on the other hand wane
- ready to ntc«t any election day terror
.ftp duped —They- {uuuted tl**4
1 word to the eityV gnnmen and hood
lums to weir their bullet proof vestß|
if they ventured forth. “Well shoot'
first, talk alterwnrds,” was the police,
fiat. - I
Shooting at Voting Place.
Chicago, April S.— OP) —A shooting, J
the first iu four hours of voting in j
the mayoralty election here "today, |
alarmed negro voters in the 32nd pre
cinct of the 28th ward on West Lake 1
Street about 10 A. m., hut there were!
no casualties.
Several men In a roadster fired sev- j
eral shots as they passed a polling
plaee. The bullets shattered a win
dow and a m»n within the place ran
out and fired a shot in return. [
DqtectivU squads in automobiles
were’ called out iu au effort to traH 1
| the roadster.
Wild Kittens Lose to Mount Plena
k nnt.
‘ * Mount April 4—Mount
PJcitaant ' Institute baseball team
staged a.great rally here this after
noon in the sixth frame of the game
with Davidson freshmen, scored six
runs) to/overcome a three-run lead,
winning by a score of 11 to 8. The
heavy hitting of the local boys was
responsible for the victory, Moore,
Allmqn. Watts, Klutx and Duke get
ting'circuit drives.
Joe Goodman. Greensboro boy.
f need cars for sale, including Ford
coupe, Chevrolet coupe, Chrysler coupe
and Chrysler roadster.
i M. R. Pounds can clean and dye
what you cannot get done elsewhere.
i Mr. Kesler to Be Speaker.
Raleigh April s.—P)—Coun
ties will not be allowed to sell land
of delinquent taxpayer* on May L- ■
but will be allowed to dispps- «
■ real property on the firs' -Oat s^ 3
in June, Attorney GA ■ -
G. Brummitt says in i\*
county government act' ...sSed by
the last Legislature.
, Differences of opinion arose
among among the county officials
■ (t and the state official was asked for
a ruling.''
COPIES OF NEW LAWS
, ABOUT READY FOR PUBLIC
Six Thousand Copies of Laws Enacted
By Legislature WIN Be Distributed.
Tribune Bureau
[ Sir Walter Hotel.
, Raleigh, April 5. —Six thousand
• t copies of the Public I-aw* of 1927,
now almost printed, are expected to be
bound and ready for distribution by
not later than Apirl 20. it was an
, nounced today b.v Frank I>. Grist,
Commissioner of I-a hor and Printing,
It is also expected that the Public-
Local and Private Laws of 1027, being
published in another volume, will be
ready by not later ban May 1, also the
bound copies of the Senate and House
Journal.
As far as is known, this is the
quickest printing job ever turned out
for the state, according to Mr. Grist.
In 1025, the Public I.a ws were not I
printed and distributed Hntil Septem
ber. six months after the general as
sembly had adjourned, and the state
printing contract does not call for the
delivery of any of the volumes until
00 days after the adjournment of the
legislature. Yet this year the Public
Laws will be distributed within 50 to
60 days after the adjournment of the
geueral assembly.
The speed with which these three
volumes are being printed—the Public
Laws, the Pirblic-Iyocal and Private
laws, and the Senate and House
Journnls—has been .made itossible only
as the result of the excellent coopera
tion of the Secretary of State’s office
aqd tip l printers, with the department
of printing, according to Mr. Grist,
who declared that this cooperation has
been excellent in every detail.
"Mr. Everett has done evrything
possible in getting the certified copies
of tlje laws to use promptly', and the
printers have done their utmost, to
speed the work, with the result that
we are about to break all records
for s|>ee(\y printing of these books,"
Mr. Grist said, "The printers especial
ly are to be commended fdr tile work
they have done; there has
such whole-hearted cooperation- a niong
the printers as this year."
Besides the 6,000 copies of the Pub
lic' Laws which will be ready April
20, the contract cals for 2,000 copies
of the Public-Local and Private laws,
and for 500 copies of the Journals.
FRENCH FAIL TO
ACCEPT THE OVERTURE
Second Invitation of Coolidge Reject
ed; Say Program Conflicts With
League Plans.
Paris, April 4.—The French gov
ernment today declined the American
invitation to be represented “in some
fashion" at the three power confer
ence for the reduction of naval arm
aments which is to nfeet at Geneva
With the United fates, Great Britain
and Japan participating.
President Coolidge's second disarm
ament overture was turned down for
the same reason given for rejecting
the first one—the fact that France
already is engaged in armament lim
itation discussions under the auspices
of the league of nations.
It a is stated that from France's
viewpoint, limitation of naval arma
ments cannot be considered apart from
land and aerial fighting force.
A memorandum containing The*
French refusal has been turned over
to the United States embassy by the
French foreign office. It asserts that
France cannot weaken the authority
of the league, which al|-ead.v has takeu
up the problem of general disarma
ment, nor can France compromise the
principle of equality of all nations,
large or small.
THE COTTON MARKET
, Opened Steady at An Advance of One
to Three Points With Some Buy
ing and Selling.
New York, April 5. —OP)—The cot
ton market opened steady today at an
( advance of Ito 3 points. There was
a little selling on lower cables than
' due, but reported rains in the eastern
( belt brought in some buying orders,
, and the market held 3or 4 points
, above yesterday's closing figures.
r Private cables said hedging with
American and continental selling bad
caused the decline in Liverpool, but
reported a slightly improved demand
! for cotton cloth in Lancashire,
j There was some suother selllitig
f here early, but trading generally was
> quiet, the market showing no special
, treud at the end of the firat hour.
The market became a little more
active later, on reports of heavy rains
in north Louisiana and Arkansas,
‘ accompanied by some New Orleans
buying here. Wall Street buying and
rain reports sent prices up to 14.27
for July and 14.70 for December, or
about 7to 0 points higher. At these
figures demand was supplied by realis
ing or a little Southern selling, but
(he market was within two or 3 points
of the best at madday.
Cotton futures opened steady: May
14.02; July 12.24; October 14.43; De
cember 14.62; January 14.67.
Cabarrus “Home Brewers” Fined. |
-Charlotte, April 5.-OPI-A. M£
w Farrell and Burrd Morria. filling
tion operators of Cabarrus county,
were fined respectively
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NO. 741
NOTES OF PROTEST
cr p CHINESE;
-MmTIOll
The American Note jl
Little Different From all*
Qnes Dispatched by Oth- \
er Governments. |
CANTONESE TO till ;
GET PROTESTS J
The Contents of Note»|H| f
Made Public by SendHEK
—The Nanking Tragdfer®
Lead to the Protests. I
London. April 5. —(A 3 ) —
incur from China that the
States, Great Britain and Japan'-Hhia
presented demands upon the CantqiߧHH!
government for reparation
Nanking outrages was
Londoiy momentarily today, followittML~a f
news that the United States ha&'liu- : jaß
xtrueted its minister in Peking wfcd&Wj
course to take. It is stated fblrtt.-jK
the British minister has already rtv.-tSf
ceived his instructions. . a
Although the text of the America* gB
note is understiMMl to have been
iy amended from the
as submitted by the American minis
ter. Mae Murray to Washington, 'R : jß||H|
essentially the same as the JapMrtflb:
and British protests. , 8
it is expected tiint the demanctii|jHHj 8
be handed to tlie politics Land iniliUMjfi’ J
authorities of the Cantonese regimey-aM
both at Hankow and Shanghai. 1
Another French Cruiser to StHnjtfraakJK.
Paris, April 5.—(A 3 ) —A i
French cruiser with a landing lOWeISI i
of 800 men will shortly
Shanghai, it was learned today;
eision to send the
taken at last Saturday's cabinet
ing, but the announcement was with
held. M |
Looting Reported. I
Peking. April s.—qf 3 )—
lootin' throughout the Salt .art*? ju. ~|*f
the province of Shantung and along 9
the coast south of Tsingtao bp
Tao Hui. or "destruction aOCTHkcfai II
was reported yesterday. 9
Magistrates offices, the Salt
and other buildings were burned, and M
numbers of Salt revenue police, revej
line coTiee'fdrS and others werenSSIHM
Troops have been sent against tIMpH
Tao Hui by General Pi Shu Chen, JB
tlie Shantung eommamier. ‘"*3 B
Washington Silent. 1
Washington. April 5. —(A 3 )—-Ad*
liering strictly to its policy of silence,:!®
the State Department today
to be drawn out on its Chineeejn|Aflj!§3HHS
\ his pastor. Rev. E. K. Mclyarty.
Brojid Street Church.
, will take place in Oak wood. «hH|
i . tpr y. . ■
r Mr. Powell was 61 years of age. ttUfEga
I for many years he had beep
her of the firm of Adams an menegildo Lara, a priest, i oentlytlp]
. tured while allegedly heading' h' NM I
band in the state of Jalisco, has tgWK
< court martinlled and executed
Guadalajara. ''**■■■' -v.. M
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